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Ordinance of 1787
(Encyclopedia) Ordinance of 1787, adopted by the Congress of Confederation for the government of the Western territories ceded to the United States by the states. It created the Northwest Territory…Stevens
(Encyclopedia) Stevens, family of U.S. inventors. John Stevens, 1749–1838, b. New York City, was graduated from King's College (now Columbia Univ.) in 1768. He studied law (1768–71) and soon joined…Nematoda
(Encyclopedia) NematodaNematodanĕmˌətōdˈə [key], phylum consisting of about 12,000 known species, and many more predicted species, of worms (commonly known as roundworms or threadworms). Nematodes…Valerie Solanas
Valerie Solanas shot the artist Andy Warhol in a fit of crazed anger on June 3, 1968. A radical feminist and sometime acquaintance of Warhol, Solanas had previously written the S.C.U.M. Manifesto,…José Martí
Writer and revolutionary José Martí is a fierce historical figure as the father of Cuban independence, but he's also known as the guy who wrote the lyrics used in the song "Guantanamera," made…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Fragment: A Wanderer
by Percy Bysshe Shelley StanzaFragment: Life Rounded with SleepFragment: A Wanderer Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Poetical Works", 1839, 1st edition. He wanders, like a day-appearing dream…Ask the Editors: Jehovah's Witnesses
The Question: Who was the man who founded the Jehovah's Witnesses religion? The Answer: Charles Taze Russell and his associates founded…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: February 24, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark February 23, 1806February 25, 1806February 24, 1806 Monday February 24th 1806. Our sick are still on the recovery. Shannon & Labuishe…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 1, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 30, 1806May 2, 1806May 1, 1806 Thursday May 1st 1806. We collected our horses tolerably early this morning took and set out a little after…Charles T. Russell
Active in the Christian Congregationalist church in Pennsylvania, Charles T. Russell broke off and formed an independent congregation in 1880. This formed the foundation for what was to become the…Trending
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